Lauren Bacall
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Biography
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Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks. She began her career as a model. She first appeared as a leading lady in the Humphrey Bogart film To Have and Have Not (1944) and continued on in the film noir genre, with appearances in Bogart movies The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947), and Key Largo (1948), as well as comedic roles in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) with Marilyn Monroe and Designing Woman (1957) with Gregory Peck. Bacall worked on Broadway in musicals, earning Tony Awards for Applause in 1970 and Woman of the Year in 1981. Her performance in the movie The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination.
In 1999, Bacall was ranked 20th out of the 25 actresses on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list by the American Film Institute. In 2009, she was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive an Academy Honorary Award "in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures."
Bacall died on August 12, 2014, at the age of 89. According to her grandson Jamie Bogart, the actress died after suffering from a stroke.
Known For
The Ed Sullivan Show
What's My Line?
The Rockford Files
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Family Guy
Golden Globe Awards
The Early Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Dr. Kildare
Tony Awards
The Oscars
The Danny Kaye Show
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Sopranos
Chicago Hope
Ford Star Jubilee
Mr. Broadway
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Howl's Moving Castle
Dogville
All I Want for Christmas
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Misery
The Capote Tapes
Birth
Producers' Showcase
Harper
Murder on the Orient Express
Blithe Spirit
Young Man with a Horn
The Shootist
The Fan
Perfect Gentlemen
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